Famous Diaspora Armenians

Top: Kirk Kerkorian (1917), the grandson of an immigrant from Harput, who built the International Hotel in Las Vegas and worked his way up the ladder of success to become a billionaire. He is now C.E.O. of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios

Top: Mike Connors. Hollywood and television actor best known for his starring role in Mannix.

Top: Rouben Mamoulian (1899-1987). Hollywood director born in Tiflis, Georgia. He was the first to direct a film in technicolor (Blood and Sand; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) and directed the Broadway productions of Porgy and Bess in 1935 and Oklahoma in 1943.